Homeless Resources
Hotlines
City of
Community Crisis Services Homeless Hotline (
Emergency Shelter for Youth (
Evanston Shelter for Battered Women and their children: 1-847-864-8780
Homeless/Runaway National Runaway Hotline: 1-800-231-6946
Hopeline
National Runaway Switchboard: 1-800-RUNAWAY
NYC Department of Homeless Services
Project Bread Food Source Hotline: 1-800-645-8333 food stamp/assistance hotline
Project Place (
Runaway Hotline (
Safe Horizon Domestic Violence Hotline (
Shelter for the Homeless: 1-888-600-4357 if you need Emergency Shelter
Teen Runaway Hotline: 1-800-621-4000
The Covenant House: 1-800-999-9999 helps kids under 21 who are homeless, runaways or troubled kids
Traveler’s Aid Society Family Emergency Shelter Program (
Links to Other Information
A Plan, Not a Dream: How to End Homelessness in Ten Years
Association of Gospel Rescue Missions
Bureau of Primary Health Care Directory
Directory of housing and homeless organizations
Downtown Atlanta Homeless Services Directory
Healthcare for Homeless providers
Homeless Children's and family advocacy
Homeless Shelters in the United States
Hunger Cleanup – a manual on how to organize a successful hunger fundraising event
Knights of Kindness Directory of Abuse Shelters
Knights of Kindness USA National and State Agencies
National Alliance to End Homelessness
National Center for Homeless Education
National Coalition for the Homeless - Sources of Help
National Healthcare for the Homeless Council
National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
National Student Campaign against Hunger and Homelessness
Privacy Rights of the Homeless
Shelter Network 30 referral agencies
Student Advocacy Handbook – strategies and tactics for political campaigns including resource guide and contact list for national, local and state organizations
VA Programs for Homeless Veterans
Online-only Help
Homeless People’s Network Discussion List
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